Shastra Panchangam
May 2026
22
Friday
Parabhava
Vaikasi
8
Velli
Valarpirai
Saptamitill 6.35 pm, then Ashtami
Ayilyamtill 3.38 pm, then Magam
Marana Yogam
Rahu Kalammorning 11.44–1.28
Yamagandamevening 4.55–6.39
Kuligaimorning 8.16–10.01
ChandrashtamamUntil 3.39 pm: Moolam, Pooradam, Uthiradam 1st quarterThen: Uthiradam 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvonam, Avittam 1st⁠–⁠2nd quarters
SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery
Gowri Nalla Neram
evening 6.39–8.23night 9.39–10.55

Computed for Austin, in US Central time (CDT). Rahu Kalam, Yamagandam and Kuligai from its own sunrise; Gowri Nalla Neram from its sunrise and sunset. Minute times are under Your day.

Shastra's reading

For anything new, 1.28 pm to 4.55 pm is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 6.11 am Saturday; Vyaghata Yogam runs till 6.13 pm Saturday.

Daily archanai and worship need no muhurtham. For anything important, your family's jyotishi comes first.

Shastra

Your day: Tamil calendar for Austin

Computed for Austin, to the minute. Use these minutes when fixing a muhurtham.

The day at a glance

Gold marks good time, the solid bars mark times to avoid, and hatching marks a caution: denser while two cautions run together. Tap or drag across the chart to read any moment.

Good times

1.28–4.55 pmClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam
6.33–8.16 amClear of every caution
10.01–11.44 amClear of every caution
1.01–1.55 pm; Rahu Kalam also runs
6.39–8.23 pm; Bhadra Karanam and Vyaghata Yogam also run

Avoid

8.16–10.01 am, what begins now is said to repeat
11.44 am–1.28 pm
4.55–6.39 pm
3.38–5.15 am, early Saturday, before sunrise

Chandrashtamam

until 3.39 pm

Moolam · Pooradam · Uthiradam, first quarter

For those born in Dhanu Rasi.

Then

from 3.39 pm, until Sunday 10.38 pm

Thiruvonam · Uthiradam, second to fourth quarters · Avittam, first to second quarters

For those born in Makara Rasi.

is a time to go carefully: tradition advises waiting until it ends; many put off new ventures, long journeys and disputes.

Sun and Moon

Sunrise6.33 am
Sunset8.23 pm
Moonrise12.39 pm
Moonset2.00 am (next day)
SunVrishabha Rasi
MoonKataka Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Observance days as Tamil calendars keep them, set by Austin's own sunrise, sunset and moonrise.

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Austin by modern astronomical calculation (Drik, Lahiri). A caution's start is rounded down and its end up; a good window's start up and its end down. Underlined words open their meaning.

The five limbs

LimbThis dayThen
Velli (Friday)
Saptami, till 6.35 pm 30–05 nazhigaiAshtami
Ayilyam, till 3.38 pm 22–44 nazhigaiMagam
Dhruva Yogam, till 7.44 pm 32–58 nazhigaiVyaghata Yogam
Gara Karanam, till 7.10 am 1–32 nazhigai
Vanija Karanam, till 6.35 pm 30–05 nazhigai
Bhadra Karanam, till 6.11 am (next day) caution 59–06 nazhigai
Marana Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Austin

WindowTimeTraditional use
5.12–5.52 amPrayer, meditation, study
8.16–10.01 amAvoided for things you do not want repeated
11.44 am–1.28 pmAvoided for new beginnings
1.01–1.55 pmWidely used for beginnings
2.06–3.38 pmA favourable window
4.55–6.39 pmAvoided for new beginnings
3.38–5.15 amAvoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Sugam6.33
Soram8.16
Uthi10.01
Visham11.44
Amirtham1.28
Rogam3.11
Labam14.56
Dhanam26.39

Night

Rogam8.23
Labam9.39
Dhanam10.56
Sugam12.12
Soram1.27
Uthi32.44
Visham4.00
Amirtham5.17

Names in gold are good parts. A numbered good part overlaps a caution, and the caution counts first: 1 Yamagandam and Bhadra Karanam; 2 Bhadra Karanam and Vyaghata Yogam; 3 Tyajyam.

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Uttarāyaṇa · Vasanta Ṛtu · Vṛṣabha Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Saptamī · Bhṛgu Vāsara · Āśleṣā (Maghā from 3.38 pm, computed)

Given in Sanskrit, as recited, with the solar month as Tamil sankalpam uses it. Wording varies by family; confirm with your vadhyar.

1948
2083
2082
5128
1201

Kaliyuga counted as the Tamil almanac counts the current year. Gujarati Samvat turns the day after Deepavali.

Lagnam

Rising signFromTo
Vrishabha6.33 am8.07 am
Mithuna8.07 am10.22 am
Kataka10.22 am12.44 pm
Simha12.44 pm3.03 pm
Kanya3.03 pm5.21 pm
Tula5.21 pm7.42 pm
Vrischika7.42 pm10.01 pm
Dhanu10.01 pm12.05 am
Makara12.05 am1.46 am
Kumbha1.46 am3.11 am
Meena3.11 am4.34 am
Mesha4.34 am6.08 am
Vrishabha6.08 am6.33 am

The rising sign (udaya lagnam) through the day, computed for Austin.

Horai

Day

Sukran6.33
Budhan7.42
Chandra8.51
Sani10.00
Guru11.10
Sevvai12.19
Suriya1.28
Sukran2.37
Budhan3.46
Chandra4.55
Sani6.04
Guru7.14

Night

Sevvai8.23
Suriya9.13
Sukran10.04
Budhan10.55
Chandra11.46
Sani12.37
Guru1.28
Sevvai2.18
Suriya3.09
Sukran4.00
Budhan4.51
Chandra5.42

Each horai begins at the time shown and runs to the next.

Also

West on Fridays; Parigaram: jaggery

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